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عسج

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the act of stretching or extending the neck, often associated with a particular gait. It also encompasses geographical locations, plant life, and metaphorical extensions related to illness, aging, and movement.

Derived headwords

عَسَجَverb
  1. 1.
    stretch neckboth

    To stretch out the neck while walking, often implying a proud or deliberate gait.

مِعْسَاجadjective
  1. 1.
    stretching neckclassical

    Describing a camel that stretches its neck while walking.

العَوْسَجَةnoun
  1. 1.
    place nameclassical

    A place name in Yemen.

  2. 2.
    silver mineclassical

    A location known for its silver mines.

  3. 3.
    thorn bushboth

    A thorny plant or bush.

عَوْسَجnoun
  1. 1.
    thorn bushboth

    Plural form of عَوْسَجَة, referring to thorny plants or bushes.

عَسِجَverb
  1. 1.
    fall illclassical

    To become ill, specifically referring to the ruler's subjects falling sick.

عَوْسَجname
  1. 1.
    horse nameclassical

    The name of a horse belonging to Tufayl ibn Shu'ayth.

العَوَاسِجname
  1. 1.
    tribe nameclassical

    The name of a tribe.

اعْسَوْسَجَverb
  1. 1.
    pass awayclassical

    To pass away or move on, often used for an elder.

  2. 2.
    become crookedclassical

    To become crooked or bent due to old age.

اعْسَجَاجnoun
  1. 1.
    passing awayclassical

    The act of passing away or moving on, particularly in old age.

  2. 2.
    becoming crookedclassical

    The state of becoming crooked or bent due to advanced age.

Parallel reading

مد العنق في مشيه.
He stretched his neck in his walk.
وبعير معساج.
And a camel that stretches its neck.
والعوسجة: ع باليمن، ومعدن للفضة، وشوك، ج: عوسج.
And Al-Awsajah: a place in Yemen, a mine for silver, and a thorn bush, plural: Awsaj.
وعسج المال، كفرح: مرضت من رعيتها.
And the ruler's subjects became ill, as in 'faraha': they fell sick.
وعوسج: فرس طفيل بن شعيث.
And 'Awsaj: the horse of Tufayl ibn Shu'ayth.
والعواسج: قبيلة م.
And Al-'Awasij: a tribe.
واعسج الشيخ اعسجاجا: مضى، وتعوج كبرا.
And the elder passed away, with a great passing, and became crooked with age.